July 2014
MINUTES OF MEETING Held on 17th July 2014 at the Village Hall, Uplowman starting at 7.35pm. Approved on 4 Sept
Cllr R Radford, MDDC and 1 member of public present. Minutes taken by Mr R Hodgson, Clerk. Action points in bold.
1. MEMBERS PRESENT
1.1 Present: Cllr T Milner, Cllr R Norman, Cllr R Adcock, Cllr R Branton, Cllr K Baugh (attended second half of meeting)
2. PROCEDURAL MATTERS
2.1 Apologies for absence had been received from Cllrs S Floyd & A McCombe (School duties).
3. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING (15 May2014)
3.1 The Minutes of 15th May had been circulated previously. No errors or omissions were reported and the Minutes were duly signed by the Chair as a true record of that meeting.
4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
4.1 Cllr Norman said that he and Cllr Baugh had not yet inspected the leat. They would do so. There was reportedly another leak adjacent to Waterside.
5. FINANCES
5.1 Current Balance: £6183.76
Income since last meeting (TAP Fund) £306.00
5.2 The following payments were approved and cheques signed to effect the disbursements:
Mr J Veen for grass-cutting (£102.20)
MDDC for supply and erect dog waste bin (£455.18)
R Hodgson, Clerk's expenses (£12.88).
5.3 The Annual Accounting and Governance Statements had been sent to the Auditor, whose report was awaited
5.3 It was decided that the Clerk's Appraisal meeting would take place on 23rd July at 7.30pm at the Chairman's house.
6. PLANNING/LICENSING APPLICATIONS
6.1 Ref 14/0759/F{ Cuckoo's Nest, Agricultural building. Permission granted.
6.2 Ref 14/0387/F: The Beeches, Retain Ag Bldg. MDDC had now refused permission. The Clerk was requested to enquire of MDDC whether enforcement action was envisaged.
6.3 Ref 13/0710/F: Hill Farm, Conversion of redundant barn: an Appeal had been lodged against refusal. This was dismissed by the Inspector.
6.4 Ref 14/0466/F: Church View extension. MDDC had given permission for the development. Cllr Adcock thought this disappointing as it created possibilities of renewed parking issues at the school.
6.5 Ref 14/0675/LBC: Chamberlains, conversion of barn. This was discussed and it was agreed that UPC had no objection to the proposal.
6.6 Ref 14/0422/F: Land West of Staplegate Cottage: change of use to lorry park. MDDC had refused permission. Cllr Milner would check the reasons and monitor the situation.
6.7 Proposed left-in, Left-out junction onto A361. UPC had objected to altered road layout.
6.8 Ref 14/00889/MFUL: Solar PV farm at Great Curham. UPC object on grounds of change of use of agricultural land.
6.9 Ref 14/01001/LBC: 1 Locks Cottages: erect extension. Cllr Adcock declared an interest (related to applicant) and left the room for the discussion. After discussion it was agreed to conduct a site visit the following Saturday at 9am.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
A list of correspondence received and sent had been circulated. Attention was drawn to the following items of interest that were not covered elsewhere.
7.1 Clerks & Councils Direct magazine had a helpful article on managing village halls, which the Clerk would circulate.
7.2 The Clerk had received from Western Power a kit of items that they considered useful in case of power cuts. It was unclear whether this was intended as a timely warning for next winter but theClerk would in any case mention it in the parish magazine.
8. HALL AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION
8.1 Plans for the festival on August 23rd were well in hand. The low spot in the entrance would be filled.
9. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
9.1 No report had been received from PCSO Simms.
10. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
10.1 The Neighbourhood Planning proposals remained on hold.
10.2 The dog waste bin had been installed and emptied, according to Cllr Baugh. The Clerk would enquire of MDDC how often this could be expected.
10.3 A number of possible uses for the telephone kiosk had been suggested, including: Noticeboard, Library, Power cut and other emergency kits, Use by school. It was agreed to continue seeking suggestions until the September meeting, when a decision on the way forward would be made.
10.4 The Clerk had initiated discussion of using the Section 106 money on seats for the playing field but had not yet received an answer from MDDC.
10.5 The suggestion of entering the Best Kept Village competition had been raised. Cllr Milner thought this might encourage a sprucing up of the village. He suggested maybe starting with repainting the sign post and erecting a new village signboard.
10.6 It was agreed to hold a Social evening to publicise village societies on Friday 26th September. Cllr Adcock undertook to do the publicity. The Clerk would check dates with the Hall, put a note in the parish magazine and put together a poster. It was note that Mr C Jackson had been honoured as one of the British Legion's D-Day dozen as part of this year's 70th anniversary celebrations and might like to share his experiences at the social.
11. STATE OF ROADS IN PARISH
11.1 A number of repairs had been made since the previous meeting and parish roads were currently in good condition.
12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting was scheduled for Thursday 4th September 2014.
The meeting closed at 9.35pm
Public discussion.
There was none